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Willy in Bristol, Virginia listening online asked: “I’ve got an iPhone 4S on Sprint. Is it possible for me to be able to call 5 or 6 of my friends and connect them all to a conference call? If it is, how would I do that?”
An iPhone will allow you to make conference call with up to 5 people. What you need to do is call the first person, then tap “add call” and dial the number for the second person, once they pick up — tap on “merge call”, then just keep doing it until you’ve added all 5 members of the conference call.
Keep in mind that you will be charged for every single individual call, whether the 5 are talking to each other or not. Sprint will consider each call a separate call.
Also, depending on your plan, Sprint may limit the number of calls you can place at one time to less than 5. Five is the iPhone’s limit, not necessarily Sprint’s limit.
For more information tune in to Hour 1 of our podcast.
Consumer Reports
with Carol Mangis
If you still haven’t found the perfect Father’s Day Gift, well, might be out of time. Fortunately, Consumer Reports tests lots of gadgets and gizmos that dads tend to love and Associate Web Editor Carol Mangis shares some of their favorite gifts suggestions for you.
The “Into Tomorrow” team discussed the latest apps that they
have been playing with recently.
For Android:
Andrew Recommends: Mr. Number, FREE
“Mr. Number is a phone number look up directory. Which allows you to find out who is calling you when you don’t recognize the number that is calling you.” — Andrew
For iOS:
• Rob recommends: Quizboard, Free
“It’s a board game that’s a mix between the social play of “Words with Friends” and trivia of “Trivial Pursuit”. Players take turns answering five questions each turn: the more questions you answer correctly, the more points you get. Categories include: Arts & Literature, History, Geography, Entertainment, Sports, and Science & Technology. You can even combine questions to get more points and certain tiles have points multipliers. The winner isn’t always the one who knows the most trivia, but the person who can place their tiles in the most strategic manner possible.” — Rob
Screenshots:
• Chris recommends: Songza, FREE
“My app this week is called Songza. It’s a music app, similar to Pandora, only better in my opinion. When you first launch the app, it will say at the top something like ‘It’s Friday afternoon, play music for:’ and then you have some choices, based on the day and time of day. It will be things like Summertime, An energy Boost, A sweaty dance party, taking the day off, and things like that. Once you choose, it gives you a few more choices. Let’s say you chose “Taking the day off.” the next screen tells you to pick your activity or destination. You can choose things like “Lying on a beach,” Driving on the open road or walking through the woods. Choose one of those, and it gives you a few specific playlists to choose from. Pick one of those, and the music that they feel is best suited to your mood starts playing. It seems like of lot of choices to go through, but it does a really good job of fitting the music that plays to your current mood. The app is free in the iTunes store, and the part I like best, over Pandora, is there are no audio ads, the ads are in the form of banners, so they won’t interrupt your music. It’s also available on Android and for the Kindle Fire.” — Chris
Tune in to Hour 1 of our podcast for more details.
Guest in this hour:
Buzz Bishop, Contributor – Babble Kid Scoop
Parents: Do you think kids under 13 should be allowed to have a Facebook account? Our next guest says: “Yes, when they’re ready” and will explain why.
Facebook Participation:
Parents: Do you think kids under 13 should be allowed to have a Facebook account? Why or why not?
Some of the responses we shared:
Diane says: No, its too hard to monitor! The “friend” situation on there also is to potentially dangerous for young people to sort out. Even adults have problems with that sometimes! These “friends” could be anyone – not always someone you actually know. Just my two cents!
Elga says: No
Tim says: I think I was part of the last great Outdoor Generation. From hide and seek to a full fledged Manhunt with the neighborhood kids. We’d even play football on the grass by the lake because we WANTED to. It was FUN. Remember that word? 🙂
“Wireless Update” Weekly Feature with Chuck Hamby
from Verizon Wireless
So, you just spent a couple of hundred dollars on the newest smartphone or tablet, plus $50 bucks or so on a monthly data plan. Now what?
Marie in Tennessee saw our video on YouTube asked: “Emmi Dent – Wondering if by using the toothbrush, it eliminates the need to floss or have your teeth cleaned at the dentist’s office.”
As far as we know, the manufacturer doesn’t advise to stop flossing or to stop going to the dentist. Think of it as a replacement for your regular toothbrush, not a replacement for everything you currently do.
The company says their toothpaste creates millions of “nano-bubbles” that cleans places that even floss can’t reach. But, you should probably still be safe and floss like you do now. Rob’s obsessed with flossing! He does it about twice a day, especially after eating meat. Because he has a couple of crowns, he makes sure I remove food particles in that area. He didn’t used to care much about flossing, but now he does. And, he encourages others to do so. So, please don’t stop flossing if you end up buying the Emmi-dent.
For more information, tune in to Hour 1 of our podcast.
This Week’s Prizes for Our Listeners
Kingston: 16GB SD memory cards and a MobileLite G3 (USB 3.0 Card Reader)
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